Intel Core i5-8250U vs Intel Core i7-2860QM

Core i5-8250U vs Core i7-2860QM benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-8250U performs better than the Core i7-2860QM. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-2860QM in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-2860QM has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-8250U. Also, the Core i7-2860QM has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-8250U CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-2860QM CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

The more cores a CPU has, the better the overall performance will be in parallel workloads such as multitasking. Many CPUs have more threads than cores, this means that each physical core is split into multiple logical cores, making them more efficient. Indeed, the Core i5-8250U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.